Shafter Festival Revival Declared a Great Success
Emil Frost notes the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival 1974 revival draws larger crowds and better yields outlook. Great Western Shows receipts up 25 percent with 1000 barbecue meals served raising funds for Shafter High School athletics. Parade crowds estimated at 4200 watchers. two Shafter bands performed.
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Shafter
Shafter Post
American Legion
Shafter High School
Stringham Park
Wasco
Bakersfield
Cliff Ratzlaff
Aple
Veterans Hall
Ben Grundy
Strifigham Park
Grady Bartlett
Richland Upper Grades to Undergo Changes Next Year
The Richland School District will partiall y change its upper grades starting September with full changes hoped for by mid term next year. Principal John Peterson and P E teacher Belton Banks outlined scheduling shifts relying on computer use to create smaller classes and elective options while some core classes remain mandatory. They cited successful similar programs at Wasco Standard and Compton and noted improved student engagement and reduced discipline. The board approved a Student Teaching Agreement with Cal State Bakersfield for Manuel a Pino, granted a transfer request for Ruth Burrow, hired Minnie Burch as noon duty aide, and accepted Joan Albright’s resignation.
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Richland
John Peterson
Belton Banks
Peterson
Schoo
Banks
H E
Wasco
Standard
Compton
Phil Zachary
Evron Barber
Cal State Bakersfield
Manuela Pino
Ruth Burrow
Minnie Burch
Joan Albright
Albright
Taxable Sales Rise in 1972 Across California and Shafter
A State Board of Equalization report shows Shafter with 1972 taxable sales of 13,922,000 and Wasco at 12,279,000, both up more than 2 million from 1971. California totaled 53.7 billion in taxable transactions, a 14.6 percent year gain, with per person spending reaching 2,617.
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State Board of Equalization
Shafter
Board of Equalization
John W. Lynch
Wasco
Float wins sweepstakes at Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival
The CNB float captured first in Commercial Float and the Sweepstakes awards at the Shafter festival. Parade drew about 4,200 fans with a 25 percent rise in carnival receipts. Judges included Richard Bailey Marvin Jagels AY Holloway. Winners spanned parade entries from Richland PTA to Kern County Shrine Club and Wasco-Chamber affiliations.
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Clifford Ratzlaff
Bill Banks
Richard Bailey
Marvin Jagels
AY Holloway
James and
Central
Cub Pack
Richland
SHS
Carol Tucker
Lori Elmore
Susiem’s
Wasco Daisyettes
Kern County Shrine Club
Merrill Lehman
Cadillac
Jake Bergen
Ford
Emmett Romine
Shafter
Ray Lester
Mike Flad
Wasco Chair of Commerce
Polka Dots
Bakersfield Rangerettes
Jeffrey Lewis
Matt Wagner
Bill Campbell
Jim Fleming
Cleon Collins
Bud Waters
Parson
Uncle Ed
Stringham Park
Grand Marshall
al Nikkel
Talent Combined for Local Festival Exhibit
Shafter artists, crafts men and collectors displayed work at the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival held at Shafter Veterans Hall. Over 1200 visitors signed the register as antiques including an 1840 melodian owned by Lydia Balzer were shown. Exhibits covered paintings, stitchery, crafts, flower arrangements, and Mohave Indian baskets with many locals contributing.
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Shafter
Shafter Veterans Hall
Lydia Balzer
Herb Howell
Ed Bender
Joe Frizzell
Sharon Biloff
Jan Kennath
Nancy Gorsching
E. W. Carr
Laura Hare
Mrs. Frizzell
Betty Grumbles
Bob Nixon
Bernie Morris
Lea
Shafter Enjoys Ideal Spring Weather for Festival Day
Local spring weather prevailed in Shafter most of the week ending Monday with a high of 88 and a low of 48. Most days were clear. Saturday brought the annual Potato and Cotton Festival with morning cloudiness giving way to perfect sunshine. Readings were recorded at the USDA Cotton Research Station.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter Student Receives State Graduate Fellowship
Joanne C. Fenderson of 29994 Orange Street Shafter has been selected for a Graduate Fellowship by the State Scholarship and Loan Commission. Fellows may attend the graduate or professional school of their choice. Miss Fenderson is attending Loma Linda Medical School.
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Joanne C. Fenderson
Orange Street Shafter
State Scholarship and Loan Commission
Miss Fenderson
Loma Linda
Rosedale BBQ Promises Family Fun Saturday May 19
The 22nd annual Rosedale barbecue at Rosedale School cafe will be held Saturday May 19 from 5 to 8 pm. Tickets at the door cover deep pit beef dinner with sides and drinks. Activities include three live bands, booths, a baseball game, and a sales contest with prizes. Proceeds fund summer recreation, scholarships, and youth programs.
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Rosedale
Trice Harvey
Boy Scout Troop 47
Rosedale Boosters
Rosedale Pta
Rosedale Recreation Council
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Jack) Frost
San Joaquin Valley
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Mooney Grove
Tulare
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David Chumley
Public Works
Lewis Carroll
Doug Honeyman
I-5
Highway 58
CNB
By Mike Byrd
Community National Bank of
Janet Couch
Faye Bender
Edna Gloeckler
Ida Nell Holiman
JoAnn Northam
Debbie Gorsching
Koehn
Helen Brown
Gladys Thomas
Verona Dalke
Marilyn Gladden
Arizona
Lea Koehn
Genevieve Cooper Verona Dalke
Nancy Goreching
Pat Richardson
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